BASKING RIDGE--Verizon Communications has received the Governor's Environmental Excellence Award for
a project that is improving about 25 acres of grass and wetland habitats at the company's corporate campus, Verizon Center, at Basking Ridge in Somerset County.
The environmental project is a collaboration between Verizon, the New Jersey Audubon Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The company received the award at a ceremony at Drumthwacket, the official home of the New Jersey governor, in Princeton.
Verizon, Audubon and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service started the project earlier this year, with a goal of returning the parcel to its native state. Working with its partners, Verizon planted more than 550 native trees and shrubs at the location, which serves as a buffer to the Passaic River. An additional 500 trees are scheduled to be planted in 2008.
As a result, more than 60 species of wildlife have been observed in the improved habitat at the site. Some of the species have never before been recorded on the property.
Verizon Center in Basking Ridge is the company's key operations center. More than 3,000 employees work at the state-of-the-art facility, including senior executives of the company's leading business organizations --Verizon Business, Verizon Telecom and Verizon Wireless -- and corporate support personnel.
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